This kind of hate that Americans have for unions is something I will never understand. Unions have clear purpose: help the workers negotiate with the company w

This kind of hate that Americans have for unions is something I will never understand. Unions have clear purpose: help the workers negotiate with the company with equal opportunities and prevent abuse from the employer. Companies have power, money and lawyers and, usually, a worker has none of those; so, if one day the worker has a conflict with the company, the Union will be there to assist the worker. I've been working in a couple of companies that had a Union (in Europe, not USA) and it has been always a good experience. The guys in the Union knew quite well how law works in the country and helped the employer to always keep a relationship between the employer and the employee according to the law. Unpaid overtime? Mmmm... it's not going to happen. Firing someone just because the manager doesn't like him? Nahhh.... Abusive boss? Mmm... Lets talk with him about the consequences of a Lawsuit for Bullying. Of course, if an employee did something really wrong, there was not much the Union could do for him. But the main thing is that the employee is always in inferiority when dealing with the employer, and the Unions are there to solve that.